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Marty Silk and Robyn Wuth

Qld top cop says COVID-19 hindered reform

Queensland's top cop says the pandemic hindered her reforms, but this time it will be different, after a report blamed the leadership for domestic violence policing failures.

Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has asked the public to put their faith in her after a three-month commission of inquiry called for the Queensland Police Service to be restructured.

Judge Deborah Richards' report found that an "unchecked" culture of sexism, racism and misogyny in the QPS, and a lack of resources, led to inconsistent and inadequate domestic violence (DV) responses that left victims unprotected and perpetrators emboldened.

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